Ragamuffin is a young filly who lives on a cactus farm in the country of Coltistan. She writes her experiences in the form of letters to Princess Celestia, a character from her mother's bedtime stories. Ragamuffin loses her innocence as she ages, and becomes increasingly more depressed. She has to face the fact that she will have to farm cactus for the rest of her life, never being able to leave the farm. First fic.
"And remember kidds; sad tragic cynical endings make you DEEP AND MEANINGFUL, unlike those optimistic losers around you!"
Fail Whale. Fail-o-matic. Epic Fail.
...when you're an adolescent, you tend to think you have finally gotten to the bottom of things. For years you had been living a lie, but now this -- all these negative things, all these clouds behind silver linings -- this is the reality behind the facade. A mature, observant person (like you) is therefore someone who can see the negative (or "realistic") side of everything. Someone who sees positive things is clearly behind you, at the innocent child stage.
But life doesn't stop there. As you grow into an adult, you find out it's not a simple two-step process of positive illusion then negative reality
.... The person who stops at stage 2, decides they've figured out "the real story" and stops looking has their curiosity stunted at adolescence.
People pride themselves on being cynical because they think it makes them street-smart and sharp-eyed, able to see the truth behind everyone's bullshit.
...[but] Being proud that you are able to jump to a negative answer quickly -- that's just something most people figure out by turning 14.
Read more: The 7 Stupidest Things That Make People Proud | Cracked.com
936273 not sure if being mean or joking or being meaningful or trolling or being cynical or not caring.
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That was sooo adorable!
You made me sad, I commend you for doing that, sir or m'am, I commend you.
Dear Raggamuffin,
i've read all the letters you send so far and I absolutly don't give a fuck.
sincerly,
Princess Celestia
Nah, nice fic. My hoof of approval
Finally, a sad story that actually ends up sad.
936185 Well it's in letter format, so it's acceptable. And for once, I feel rather melancholy because of this story.
936939 true, but its stilll a bit bulky
936427 artisticMINK, you hit that nail right on the head, even if sarcastically. Even though Celestia never actually received any of the letters, her unwillingness to help was clear by the fact that she had been choosing to ignore all the poverty and desperation in Coltistan.
937535 i still wanna say its a frigen' awesome story
How depressing. Kinda makes me want to play fallout. hmm.
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